The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24
A CHAPTER OF SCANDALS.
A SONS ATTEMPT TO SHOOT HIS
FATHERS PARAMOUR.

A Startling Scandal in Atlanta-A
Dentists Sons Warn Their Fathers
Paramour to Leave Town, but as
She Refuses They Attempt to Kill
Her-Other Sensations.
ATLANTA, GA, June 23.-This afternoon,
about 3 o'clock, an octoroon, named Rachel
Fleming, walked into the dentists shop of DIR.
Roderick Badger, on Peachtree street, where
the doctor and his two sons, Ralph and
Joshua Badger, were at work. and said:
81 understand, doctor, that your two sons
have stated on the street that if l don't
leave town, they intend to kill me. / want
to know if that is true"
"Yes, it is" said both boys, jumping up,
sand if you don't get out of this office we
will kick you out, right now"
Upon this they rushed upon the girl. DIR.
Roderick Badger interfered, and after 1.
struggle succeeded in ejecting the boys from
the Office and closing the door, Joshua,
the Younger boy, then ran into the tailor
shop of Rufus Cooper, and taking a pistol
from table drawer, ran back down the
hall to his fathers office Then Ralph and
Joshua forced the door open and the latter
opened fire on Rachel Fleming,
WHO RAN SCREAMING
behind a screen, while DIR. Badger stood
in the door and yelled murder like a mad
man. Joshua Badger fired three shots at the
woman without striking her. He then
mounted the screen, and taking deliberate
aim fired the fourth shot, which also missed
its aim, and then the police rushed in and
put an end to the affray by arresting all
concerned. DR.. Badger says that he took
charge of the girl, Rachel Fleming, two
years ago, at the request of Bishop
Turner, and has since fed, clothed
and schooled her. He says
that she lived part of the time under his
own roof and always behaved herself For
the past few months she has been living on
the Boulevard, where she worked at dress
making or did the washing for the Badger
dentist shop. The two sons say that the
girl is their fathers paramour; that he dis
graced his family by
BEGINNING AN INTIMACY
with her in his own house; that her trunk
was thrown into the street by their mother,
and the girl kicked out of the house: that
DIR. Badger then gave her a lot on the
Boulevard, where she has since lived, and
where he visited her almost daily, keeping
up the improper relations to the neglect of
his family They warned her to leave town
or they would hurt her. They decided to
break up the intimacy between their father
and the girl, even if they had TO kill her to
DO it. A warrant was sworn out tonight
against DIR. Badger and the woman,
CHARGING THEM WITH ADULTERY.
The Badgers have hitherto stood well
here, and the racket of to-day amounts to a
sensation. Warrants will be sworn out to-
morrow charging the Badger boys with
an assault with intent to murder.
POLICE PROTECTION GIVEN THE GIRL.
Rachel Fleming has asked the police to
guard her house tonight, as she fears the
friends of the Badger family will renew the
attack The Badgers are all octoroons.
They are intelligent and respectable people.
DIR. Badger and his sons were educated in
dentistry at Philadelphia, and have many
white customers among the best class here.
BRUTE JAILED.
William Jones, colored, was committed
20 Jail to-day for q criminal assault on
Selma Gordon, colored, near the Ponce
DeLeon Springs. The woman was quietly
walking along when he sprang from behind
tree and felled her to the ground with a
big stick. She is strong, however, and
fought SO vigorously that he failed to
accomplish his purpose.
CHARGED WITH ADULTERY.
Joe Cobb, black negro, swore out a war
ant this afternoon against DR.. s. w. Gard
ler twhite) and Mary Ella Hunt, an oc-
saroon, charging them with adultery. DIR.
Gardner lives on Marietta street, enjoys a
.air practice, and has a wife and several
children. He adopted Mary Ella Hunt sew
raj years ago, and she lived in the house as
me of the family. Both waived prelimi-
,ary trial before Justice Butt and gave
pond for their appearance at the Superior
Court. Joe Cobb was once in the employ of
DR.. Gardner.
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
Commissioner Orr is preparing his report
IN the operation of the school system in
Georgia, from which the MORNING NEWS
Exporter gathered the following statistics
or the year just closed:
Percentum of white youths of school age
enrolled "A. Is, colored 50.52; whole per-
,entum 62. 81, which compares favorably
With the most advanced States in the
Union. The average attendance, estimated
IN the entire school population, is 451; the
average attendance of those enrolled is
f0S2.
NO CONVICTS KILLED.